Howie Fitzgerald

Howard Chumney Fitzgerald [Lefty] (May 16, 1902 – February 27, 1959) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1922, 1924) and Boston Red Sox (1924). Fitzgerald batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Eagle Lake, Texas.

Howie Fitzgerald
Outfielder
Born: (1902-05-16)May 16, 1902
Eagle Lake, Texas
Died: February 27, 1959(1959-02-27) (aged 57)
Mathews, Texas
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 17, 1922, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
August 6, 1926, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.257
Home runs0
Runs batted in14
Teams

In a three-season career, Fitzgerald was a .257 hitter (36-for-140) with 15 runs and 14 RBI in 48 games, including 25 doubles, three triples, and two stolen bases. He did not hit a home run. As a fielder, he appeared in 21 games at left field, 12 at right, and one at center.

Fitzgerald died in an automobile accident in Mathews, Texas at age 56.

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